Timeline June 1739

Events in June 1739 1

• 1739 Marries Sara Elisabeth Moraeus Weds the daughter of a provincial physician On 26 June 1739 Linnaeus married Sara Elisabeth Moraeus, daughter of a physician from Falun whom he had courted since before his Dutch travels. The marriage brought him a modest dowry and stability, and the couple would go on to have seven children, several of whom did not survive infancy. Sara Elisabeth managed the household and finances throughout his demanding academic career.